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Designing Airplanes With More Seats
Airlines are constantly trying to jam more seats onto their airplanes. Airbus just filed a patent for seats that look like fold-down bicycle seats , sending a chill up the spine of air travelers everywhere. We check-in with one of the design firms that’s hired to find ways to get more people on planes. Photo Credit: Airbus
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAirlines are constantly trying to jam more seats onto their airplanes. Airbus just filed a patent for seats that look like fold-down bicycle seats, sending a chill up the spine of air travelers everywhere. We check-in with one of the design firms that’s hired to find ways to get more people on planes.
Photo Credit: Airbus
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